Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] me [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He sent a lad after it to try to catch it and with disgust watched me limp towards him rubbing a bruised thigh . |
| 32 | Through the window the monster saw me destroy his woman . |
| 33 | The old lady made me jump when she told me not to stare but to sit down and not be nervous . |
| 34 | For a moment , Trish 's laughter made me regret leaving the chummy , easy-going atmosphere of Winston Street . |
| 35 | ( 19 ) The telephone made me wonder whether I need drop this task to answer the call . |
| 36 | This question made me realise that there must be lots of new knitters out there with electronic of Duomatic 80 machines who do not know this technique . |
| 37 | The angle of the lamp cord on the bar made me think I saw a hearing-aid cable extending from Fielding 's ear . |
| 38 | Seeing it on the noticeboard at the workhouse made me think … but I ca n't be sure any more . |
| 39 | At first the thought of going back to work made me shudder because I could n't stand the thought of leaving Danielle for an hour let alone a whole day , but once my husband Dave and I had left Danielle with a babysitter a couple of times , I realised that she would still be there when I came back and that she would be fine . |
| 40 | A jovial Indian lady struggling to stay inside her sari helped me find the Electoral Register covering Lee Metford Road and I ran a finger down the names to see if any rang a bell . |
| 41 | Or when Tom says , ‘ My teacher made me stay in today ’ , parents would do well to resist the temptation to answer , ‘ Now what have you done ? ’ , or ‘ I suppose you deserved it ’ , replies which would have inflamed his feelings . |
| 42 | The embarrassment made me postpone going to the clinics for weeks — until the last possible moment , in fact : the day before I was due to board the train that bore me off to this hotel room in Manchester . |
| 43 | Some important business made me change my plans . |
| 44 | Mama made me go to school , but I crept back home just before noon . |
| 45 | Mama made me promise to feed you before she agreed to go to bed . |
| 46 | About three months before I finally , I was husband made me go to the doctor or go to the doctors for me and that 's when I realized it was depression I did n't know anything about it then . |
| 47 | My husband made me wait while I was in labour till a game finished ! |
| 48 | He was the ideal of all the friends I had ever longed for , the elder brother that , as an only child , I could never hope for — though he was at least fifteen years younger than I , his assurance and absolute maleness made me feel like a younger brother by contrast . |
| 49 | ‘ My conversation with him this evening made me realise that he can be quite devious , and also that he has a rather cruel sense of humour . |
| 50 | Surprisingly , working in Malcolm 's shop made me feel quite at home . |
| 51 | A sound from overhead made me look up . |
| 52 | Perhaps I 'm sounding cynical , but the sight of Diana reaching for Lady Spencer 's arm during the funeral service made me feel quite sick . |
| 53 | That knowledge made me feel good . |
| 54 | A jolt of pain in my head made me wonder whether it was such a good idea . |
| 55 | Every mouthful made me heave , but I forced it down and chased it with a second one bought by Malc . |
| 56 | Hints that merry muses were at work on Woman 's Hour that day made me re-tune the tranny to FM to catch the results . |
| 57 | READING about how Princess Anne bossed her new husband around on their wedding day made me wonder whether it is time the rules of royal succession were changed . |
| 58 | Her kind indulgence made me shrink a little . |
| 59 | And when the babies were both a ripe four-plus , and she did indeed go off to Peking and left them with me , the ensuing fun made me wonder sometimes whether I was their father , which is no question to put , since the answer should be proffered , I suppose . |
| 60 | ‘ Watching you wee-wee made me want to go , too , ’ she giggled . |